The Eel

Starring: Koji Yakusho, Fujio Tsuneta, Koichi Ueda, Jiko Uchiyama, Chiho Terada, Tomoro Taguchi, Bansho Shinra, Sansho Shinsui, Kazuyuki Senba, Rumi Shiina

Director: Shohei Imamura
Release Date: August 21st, 1998
Studio: Artificial Eye

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Synopsis: Eight years after hacking to death his wife and her lover with a fishing knife, a man is released from prison and tries to start his life anew. He moves to a provincial village, opens a barbershop, spends time with his pet eel, and saves the life of a young woman who has attempted suicide.